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prostyle Definition

pro·style (prō′stīl′)

adjective

Archit. having a portico whose columns, usually four in number, extend in a line across the front only, as in a Greek temple

Etymology: L prostylus < Gr prostylos < pro-, before + stylos, pillar: see stylite

noun

  1. such a portico
  2. a prostyle building